When one Anne Rice book closes, another opens.
At least, that’s the case when it comes to “Interview with the Vampire,” the AMC and AMC+ series that adapts Rice’s iconic gothic horror story. The show returns for its third season today, June 7, with a new title: “The Vampire Lestat,” reflecting the second book in Rice’s “Vampire Chronicles.”
After spending two seasons on the first novel in the series, “Interview with the Vampire,” Season 3 has a new look — and a new sound. Set in the present day, it follows Lestat (Sam Reid) as he becomes the frontman of a rock band called The Vampire Lestat.
The band embarks on a sex-and-drugs-fueled tour that Lestat uses as an opportunity to publicly set the record straight after Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) published his interview with Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson), which occurred over the first two seasons.
“The Vampire Lestat” features original music by Reid and series composer Daniel Hart to further establish Lestat’s rising fame as a rock star.
“The Vampire Lestat” a.k.a. “Interview with the Vampire” Season 3 premieres Sunday, June 7 on AMC and AMC+.
“The Vampire Lestat” / “Interview with the Vampire” premieres on the AMC+ streaming service at 12 a.m. PT / 3 a.m. ET on Sundays.
If you prefer to wait and watch the show’s linear premiere on the AMC television channel, new episodes air on Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.
New episodes of “Interview with the Vampire” are exclusive to AMC+ and the AMC network, so you’ll need a subscription to stream new episodes. The series will not drop on Netflix immediately, despite Seasons 1 and 2 being available to stream there.
AMC+ offers two plans, both of which include “The Vampire Lestat.” The ad-supported plan costs $7.99/month, while the ad-free plan starts at $10.99/month.
If you subscribe through Amazon Prime Video add-on subscriptions (which is what we recommend), you can take advantage of a seven-day free trial of either plan.
“The Vampire Lestat” features the following main cast members returning from “Interview with the Vampire” Season 2: Jacob Anderson as Louis de Pointe du Lac; Sam Reid as Lestat de Lioncourt; Eric Bogosian as Daniel Molloy; and Assad Zaman as Armand.
Jennifer Ehle joins the main cast as Gabriella, Lestat’s mother who is also a vampire.
Lestat’s band members will be played by Noah Reid (“Schitt’s Creek”), Ryan Kattner, Seamus Patterson and Sarah Swire. Shiela Atim rounds out the new cast as Akasha, the “Mother of all Vampires” in Rice’s book series.
“The Vampire Lestat” / “Interview with the Vampire” Season 3 will have seven episodes. See each episode’s release date below.
- Episode 1: “Detroit” – June 7
- Episode 2: “Toedo” – June 14
- Episode 3: “Toronto” – June 21
- Episode 4: “The Devil’s Road” – June 28
- Episode 5: “New York” – July 5
- Episode 6 – July 12
- Episode 7 – July 19
